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Italian Prime Minister Urges Gaza Flotilla to Stop, Warns of Risk to Peace

Israel has said it will not permit the naval blockade to be broken or allow ships to approach an active combat zone.
Italian Prime Minister Urges Gaza Flotilla to Stop, Warns of Risk to Peace
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni inside 10 Downing Street ahead of a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on March 2, 2025. Ben Whitley/Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sept. 30 urged a convoy of boats seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza to halt its mission, warning that it could fuel conflict rather than deliver aid.
“I fear that a pretext could come precisely from the attempt by the flotilla to break through the Israeli naval blockade,” Meloni said in a statement posted on X.
Evgenia Filimianova
Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.